$13 McDonalds Living Social Deal!!!

$13 gets you 5 Big Macs and 5 Large Fries!!!

Go HERE to get the deal for today only!!!

Thrifty Tip Thursday

Christmas Spending

Tip #1 - Make a Plan

I think EVERYONE should make  a "plan of action" and budget for Christmas gifts.  Write down all the people you will be purchasing gifts for, what it is you are getting them, and an estimated price for each gift/person.  If money is tight, try to buy 1 gift each wk or for 1 person each wk until Christmas so that the spending is evenly distributed and doesn't all add up at the last minute or cause you to put it on your credit card.  HERE is my original post about how to budget for Christmas. 

Tip #2 - Use Your Stock Pile

If you have a nice stock pile collection, use items for stocking stuffers as gifts to teachers and coworkers.  Items like toothpaste, toothbrushes, gum/candy, razor and face/body products are all great ideas and most of us that coupon have an abundance of some of these items from time to time. 

Tip #3 - Take Advantage of the Deals

Keep your eyes peeled for MIR, daily deal featuring websites, and of course the Christmas sales.  I've already bought a nice crock pot for someone with a $10 MIR making it only $11.50 with shipping.  Right now Walmart has gift baskets HERE or in stores from Olay and Febreeze that featuring a $10-$12 MIR or a 1 yr Allure magazine subscription.  Most of the packages are under $10 with .97 shipping!  The magazine subscription featured below is another great idea for an inexpensive gift.

Buy 2 Specially Marked Arm & Hammer Baking Sodas Featuring Better Homes and Gardens Subscription

Each box cost me .79 x 2 - $1.58

+ Stamp - .44

Total = $2.02 for 1 yr subscription!



Albertsons 11/30-12/6

Great Deals this wk at Albertsons!!!

3 Day Sale (Fri - Sun)

EggLand's Best Dozen Lrg Eggs - $1.69 (limit 2)
Use .35/1 Q from 7/31 SS, 10/2 SS, or 11/13 SS (will triple to $1.05)
Total - .64 !!!

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - $1.88/lb

Mega Sale Items (Buy Multiples of 10 Save $5)

15 oz Country Crock Spread - .99 WYB 10
Use .25/1 Q from 11/13 RP (will triple to .75)
(OR) Use $1/1 Q from Nov and Dec All You Magazine
Total - FREE - .24 !!!
***This coupon states limit 4 Qs per shopping trip***

Allens Canned Vegetables - .59 WYB 10
Use .50/3 Q from 11/20 SS (will double to $1)
Total - .29 each!!!

***This coupon states limit 1 per customer and "do not double" - but it does have a 5 as the first # in the barcode so it should double automatically

Local Grocery Sales 11/30 - 12/6



If you live in the DFW area here are some local grocers with eye catching deals this week...

Minyards
8 oz Parade Tomato Sauce - 5 for $1
14 oz Rose-Dale Whole or Diced Tomatoes - 6 for $3
8 oz Red Gold Tomato Sauce - 3 for .88
Medium Yellow Onions - .29/lb
4.5 lb Nunn-Better Dog Food - Buy 1 at $3.99 Get 1 Free ($1.96 each)

El Rancho Supermercado
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (Frozen) - $1/lb
Boneless Thin Chicken Breasts (Fresh) - $1.99/lb
Sirloin Ham End Pork Chops - $1/lb
Extra Lrg Texas Farm Raised Head On Shrimp - $3.98/lb
Roma Tomatoes - 4 lbs for $1
White Onions - 5 lbs for $1
Cilantro Bunches - 4 for .99
Cabbage - 3 lbs for .99
Avocados - 3 for .99
5 lb Bag Russet Potatoes - .99
Green Bell Peppers - 3 for .99
Oranges - 8 for .99
Pears (Bosc or Bartlett) - 5 for .99

Sprouts
6 oz Blackberries - .69 each!!!
Texas Grown Extra Lrg Raw Shrimp (26/30 ct) - $5.99/lb

Meal Planning Monday 11/28

This week is a short week since I will be going back to meal planning on Thursdays now that Thanksgiving is over.  These are some of my favorite recipes!  All are inexpensive, easy and taste amazing!  Hope you try them!  Happy meal planning this wk!

Monday - "Meatless Monday"

Penne pasta with tomato cream sauce (Recipe HERE)

Tuesday

Dad's Famous Fried Turkey Sandwiches (Recipe HERE)

Potato Chips

(OR) Digorno Pizza

Wednesday - Crock Pot Day!

Italian Beef Sandwiches (Recipe HERE)

Salad

Sunday Coupon Preview 11/27

Need to know how many papers to buy on Sunday?  Click HERE to get a detailed list of what coupons will be in each insert.  There will only be 1 P&G insert this Sunday.  I thought that since it was a Holiday wknd there would not be any coupons but apparently there will be a P&G insert tomorrow.  I will confirm this early tomorrow morning when I get my newspaper delivery...

*** UPDATE:  There is a thin P&G insert in Sunday's paper.  There are also MFQs for diapers in a diaper ad from Walmart.

Cooking with Thanksgiving Leftovers

If your family celebrates Thanksgiving anything like my family does I'm sure you have leftovers coming out of your ears!  Here are some great recipes for using all those leftovers...

http://www.rachaelray.com/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/

http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/ - 38 Different Recipes!

Fried Turkey Balls

Dad's Famous Fried Turkey Sandwiches - My favorite!
Homemade Turkey Stock - Save your carcass/bones and make my homemade stock
Lightened Loaded Baked Potato Soup - on my meal plan this wk (use your LO potatoes)